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See Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 143-44) for details of the festive assembly on Ganiamore.
Loughsalt Mountain is the 662nd highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/553/?PHPSESSID=2er9m8irdk4a0gmb19mimb76j2

I ascended this relatively modest peak during late July 2015. I was staying at a local Bed and Breakfast. Upon my arrival, the friendly 'landlady' encouraged me to trek up to the summit before dinner which I just about managed to achieve!. A great trek to a rather rocky and unusual summit. There appears to be several little 'peaks' upon one sits the rather 'obliging' Trig point which marks the true summit (hopefully)... I approached the climb from the north. During my climb, I came across a wild orchid which I photographed and moved on. It is necessary to take care to avoid upsetting the many wild flowers and other life which appear to frequent the environment. The quartzite geology will tear your walking boots and jackets. So it pays to stay on track and watch every step. The views over Muckish mountain and of course the mighty Errigal (climbed the next morning) are quite spectacular. Should be a near perfect location for morning golden hour landscape photography, or indeed sunsets over Muckish mountain. An optical zoom would be advantageous. Enjoy!